Wright Leaving

Liz and Azi over at the Daily Politics and Politicker mentioned this earlier, but it’s official, North Country Republican Senator James Wright has confirmed that he’s stepping downÂ to join the Fleishmann-Hilliard lobbying/consulting firm.

Wright’s District, the 48th, around Watertown, isÂ heavily Republican with the GOP holding a roughly 30,000 vote margin, but the seat will nonetheless be hotly contested, especially with the Republicans in control of the Senate by two seats.